Within the Leather by David Kazmierczak, CGCS
I was having a conversation with our head pro, Tom Wahl recently and after the important business we had to discuss about the course, the world and other critically important-but-not-really things, the real fun part of the conversation about my job commenced.
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Golf course Superintendents tend to be a quiet bunch. The thought has traditionally been that we are not to be seen nor heard but still deliver top playing conditions. We are all Carl Spackler like- dirty, kind of dumb and definitely not refined in any way, shape or form. Thankfully, these stereotypes have been broken for the most part over the last quarter century, and “How hard can it be? All you got increasingly we are viewed as the to do is throw some fertilizer on most important manager at the it, water it and mow it,” he said, golf facility, capable of wearing with tongue firmly in cheek. I many hats and able to adapt and think this is after I called him a multi-task better than anybody. glorified sock peddler. But still, I think there is a segment I’m glad we have a very solid of the golfing population that still relationship. doesn’t get what we really have to do. So, I will attempt to tell them, But our bantering and ribbing in my own special way, and if you of each other a month ago got feel free to enlighten one of these me thinking. How many of non-superintendent cognizant the people that we prepare types with this letter, feel free to the golf course for think do so. the same thing? I’m afraid Dear golfer: the answer is more than we care to know, which I am (insert your name here), your friendly golf course superintendent. is definitely not in our Page 68